Ohio Job and Family Services- Office of Workforce Development

Ohio Job and Family Services- WIA

More Information on WIA

Training for Workforce Professionals

Contact Information for WIBs

WIA Youth Programs

View an interactive map HERE of all OhioMeanJobs Locations. Or click my region below.

• Area 1- Adams, Brown, Scioto, Pike
  
• Area 2- Medina, Summit
  
• Area 3- Cuyahoga
  
• Area 4- Lorain
  
• Area 5- Lake 
  
• Area 6- Stark, Tuscawaras
  
• Area 7- Allen, Paulding, Putnam, Fayette, Jackson, Gallia, Lawrence, Muskingum, Licking, Coshocton, Guernsey, Williams, Fulton, Henry, Defiance, Ashland, Holmes, Wayne, Knox, Delaware, Marion, Morrow, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Huron, Erie, Wood, Wyandot, Hancock, Champaign, Clark, Greene, Preble, Miami, Darke, Shelby, Clinton, Logan, Madison, Highland, Montgomery, Union
  
• Area 8- Auglaize, Hardin, Mercer, VanWert
  
• Area 9- Lucas
  
• Area 10- Crawford, Richland
  
• Area 11- Franklin
  
• Area 12- Butler, Warren, Clermont
  
• Area 13- Hamilton
  
• Area 14- Athens, Meigs, Perry
  
• Area 15- Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Washington
  
• Area 16- Belmont, Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson
• Area 17- Mahoning, Columbiana
• Area 18- Trumbull
• Area 19- Geauga, Ashtabula, Portage
  
• Area 20- Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross, Vinton

Workforce Investment Boards

Grants/Funding

What are Workforce Investment Boards?

The WIBs serve as the governing body over the One-Stop Shops in their area, as dictated by the WIA. These One-Stops offer services meant to help prepare the workforce for the needs of today's job market. These services include, but are not limited to: computer training, resume workshops, ESOL classes, and job search assistance.

Services vary by area and shop; to know what is available to you in your area please click on one of the links to the left ( under WIBs in Latino Communities) and browse your WIB website. 

The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 requires that each WIA Area must have a Workforce Investment Board (WIB) to oversee WIA-funded Programs. The Boards must be composed of more than 50% private sector business members. It must also include members from educational entities, labor organizations, economic development agencies and representatives from each of the one-stop partners, and may include other individuals that the chief elected official may deem appropriate. The individuals of the board, appointed by the chief elected official, have “optimum policy-making authority.”